Safety regulator, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Pool Dive Sticks
Recall 03126 · May 19, 2003 · Swimways Corp.
25,000
units affected
25,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03126
- Date
- May 19, 2003
- Company
- Swimways Corp.
- Units affected
- 25,000
- Product
- Swimways Corp Dive Sticks
- Product type
- Swimming Pool Items
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
These are "Swim Ways Deluxe Dive Buddies" weighted dive sticks. The dive sticks are soft plastic tubes that have character heads and feet. The characters are a yellow seahorse, a green and purple walrus, a red and blue underwater diver, and a blue shark. The dive sticks are about 7.5 inches long and an inch in diameter. When dropped into water, they sink to the bottom of a pool and stand upright so children can swim or dive down and retrieve them. There is no writing on the products except numbers located on the backs that represent the dive stick's point value. The cardboard-backed packaging shows a photo of fish and coral in an underwater scene. Writing on the packaging includes "Swim Ways," "Deluxe Dive Buddies" and "Made in China."
What can happen
Children can fall or land on these dive sticks in shallow water and may suffer impalement injuries.
The fix
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and contact Swimways for information on receiving a refund or free replacement product.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The commission and Swimways Corp. have not received any reports of incidents or injuries with these dive sticks. This recall is being conducted to prevent injuries.
- Sold at
- Specialty pool stores nationwide sold these dive sticks, from December 2002 through May 2003, for about $6.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled swimways corp dive sticks?
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and contact Swimways for information on receiving a refund or free replacement product.
What is the hazard?
Children can fall or land on these dive sticks in shallow water and may suffer impalement injuries.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.